The Jamaica Plain Forum

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The Jamaica Plain Forum is a series of free community discussions, workshops and films on the great issues of our community, and our world. We feature local and national heroes. Sign up for event announcements on our website.

Website: http://www.jamaicaplainforum.org
Members: 43
Latest Activity: Aug 27

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See you in the fall!

Hey there JP Forum members, We are closing up shop for the summer, in order to take stock of our last season and plan another great one for the fall of 2010! For now, you can sign up for our email announcements so that you can be the first to know of our fall line-up [...]

Dispatches From Mexico: John Ross and the Journey through Mexico

Speaker: John Ross Author and activist John Ross has spent many years traveling and chronicling struggles for human rights in Mexico. He has written ten books of fiction and non-fiction. His latest volume “El Monstruo – Dread & Redemption in Mexico City”, a street-level peoples’ history of the most polluted, overcrowded, corrupt and crime-ridden megalopolis [...]

The Coming Population Crash: Our Planet’s Surprising Future

Fred Pearce, Author of When the Rivers Run Dry For more than two centuries there has been mounting concern that rapidly growing populations are putting an unsustainable strain on the Earth’s resources. However, much has been misunderstood about the current rate of population growth and its effect on the environment. Though the global population is [...]

Yoga for Haiti

Yoga • Community • Disaster Relief • Humanitarian Aid A donation-based yoga class. Our proceeds go to the UUSC/UUA Joint Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. Our love goes to the people of Haiti. $20 minimum donation for class Everyone welcome, from newcomers to experienced yogis! Bring your mat or use one of ours The Charity: UUSC’s [...]

Climate change, the economy and unending war: A new strategy in a time of crisis

Speakers: Suren Moodliar, Paul Shannon and Weimin Tchen Health care, war, global warming and the economy: These are the greatest problems we’re facing today. The media and our elected officials like to portray them as isolated issues, focusing on blame rather than solutions that are in line with a vast majority of Americans. The Majority [...]

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Comment by Joseph Porcelli (Founder/Editor) on February 17, 2009 at 10:24pm: Sarah! We are booking up quick. Are you gonna have a table at the expo?

Comment by Juliet-Community Change Catalyst on February 10, 2009 at 1:53pm: Hi there JP Forum! Excited to hear about the talk on the 17th at First Church - Kim Fellner - Wrestling with Starbucks: The Politics of Coffee
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Can you tell us more a little bit more about what Kim's background is? Thanks so much for creating events that bring the world to our doorstep.